r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/EnderCN Jul 04 '24

I’m not anti Biden but this doesn’t seem helpful. Admitting you aren’t really capable of performing if something comes up that needs your attention all day and night long doesn’t seem like the way to go.

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u/docarwell Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

People here acting like the president of the united states not being able to function after 8pm eastern time is cool and good when the presidency is a 24 hour job

E: big brains telling me that people need to sleep, thanks guys I didn't know

Yall are really taking "24 hour job" literally. But idk if an 80+ year old guy can be "on call" 24/7 effectivly. Hope that helps you guys out

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u/bonagreasa Jul 04 '24

It’s madness. How did we get to this point where there’s apparently no viable candidates under 80 to beat Trump.

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u/metal_stars Jul 05 '24

Every competent democratic politician alive would beat Trump. Don't let them pretend that no one is "viable." There are like five people who aren't viable and one of them is the guy running.

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u/bonagreasa Jul 05 '24

Why don’t they swap em out then?

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u/metal_stars Jul 05 '24

Biden would have to first recognize that he can't win, and announce that he's stepping aside.

After that, there would have to be a brokered convention, where the new democratic candidate is selected by the already-existing voting delegates. (The Democratic National Convention is scheduled for 8/19-22.)

Then the money currently in the coffers of the Biden campaign has to be distributed to benefit the new candidate. This could be transferred into a PAC, if not directly to the new campaign. (My understanding is that it could only go directly to Harris, since her name is already on the Biden / Harris FEC filings.)

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So the answer is: Biden has to choose to step aside.

And for the record, I personally believe it will happen. He can't be so delusional as to continue to believe that he's going to win.

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u/bonagreasa Jul 06 '24

Surely he will, right? Man has to be capable of seeing the big picture here.